Author(s)

Amah Biova Adama-Hondégla^1*, Abdoul-Samadou Aboubakari², Kossi Edem Logbo-Akey², Kodjo Fiagnon¹, Akila Bassowa², Koffi Akpadza¹

¹Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
²Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the University Hospital of Kara, Kara, Togo.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of women who delivered in the two major sickle cell syndromes, “SS” and “SC”, and to identify maternal and early neonatal prognosis inherent to each form. Material and Methods: This is a comparative, descriptive and retrospective cross-sectional study of 226 files of women carrying major sickle cell syndrome (66 cases of “SS” form versus 160 cases of “SC” form), collected from May 2008 to May 2013 at the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic of the Sylvanus Olympio’s University Hospital of Lomé. Data were processed by Epi Info 6 software. For comparison of variables, the Chi-2 test of Fisher with significance as p < 0.05 has been used, so is the calculation of Odds Ratio with its confidence interval at 95%. Results: Carriers of the two major sickle cell syndromes represent 0.8% of all the deliveries during the study period. Caesarean section, especially prophylactic one, was the dominant mode of delivery. The SS forms have been exposed to have more vaso-occlusive crises (22.7% vs. 13.1%; p = 0.04, OR = 0.31), more blood transfusion (57.6% vs. 29.4%; p = 7 × 10^-5, OR = 3.2) and more puerperal infections (p < 0.05). Acute chest syndrome was not related to any of the two forms of sickle cell disease (13.6% vs. 8.1%; p = 0.15). The maternal mortality rate and the perinatal mortality among SS form against SC form were not significant (respectively 15.1% vs. 8.7%; 20.9% vs. 17.1%). Conclusion: Maternal and fetal complications were present in both forms of major sickle cell syndrome but the "SS" form gave exposure to greater maternal morbidity. Resuscitative measures in adults and newborns should be reinforced at the delivery time of these “at-risk-pregnancies”.

Sickle Cell Disease, Childbirth, Prognosis, Homozygous SS, Heterozygous SC, Togo, Africa

Adama-Hondégla, A. , Aboubakari, A. , Logbo-Akey, K. , Fiagnon, K. , Bassowa, A. and Akpadza, K. (2015) Delivery Outcome in Women with Major Sickle Cell Syndrome: A Comparative Study of the Homozygous Forms “SS” versus the Heterozygous “SC”. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5, 713-722. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2015.512100.